Department of Geography-Establishment: 1977Geography Department is established in the year 1977 and this subject is available since the foundation at special level in senior college Arts stream & junior college level for Arts & Science stream. Principal Prof. Dr. Vilas R. Ugale and Dr. Avinash Narayan Shelar, Professor and Head are the staff members in senior college. Dr. Abhinav Kurkute, Dr. Anushree Kadam & Nayan Gaikwad are working on consolidated basis. Shri Vinod Chavan is the Lab attendant in the department. Mrs. Shubhangi Mali is working in junior college. Department of Geography has “Geography Association” i.e.,"भूगोलमंडळ", which conducts various activities for the students with the help of student representatives. Faculty and students in the department participates in the following activities
Newspaper cuttings & articles on recent environment & Geography related issues are frequently uploaded on display board.
Group discussion, Slide shows, Film shows & PowerPoint presentations are arranged for the students, which helps them to acquire different aspects of subject.
The department arranges socio-economic & geographical surveys. It includes institutions like SOI, IMD, Traffic survey, Central Water Power Research Station (CWPRS), Agricultural Exhibitions (Kisan) etc. The intention of this type of fieldwork is to get familiar with the existing conditions and to develop research ability in the students.
Department of Geography also arranges lectures of eminent personalities on different subjects related to geography. Every year department arranges short & long study tours for students. Students visit geographically interested areas. Students are expected to study changes in the climate, relief, soil type, rock, natural vegetation, cropping patterns & identification of physical features. With the help of Toposheets and GPS instrument they can develop their knowledge. Students also visit different urban centres & study the urban patterns of development & their problems.
Best Practices- shorts and long study tours, geographically interested nature-based field Visits, Institutional visits, Village and Traffic surveys, Interactive guest lectures and sessions, celebrations of Geographic days are some the practices organised by the geography department in each academic year.
Activities-Department of Geography always puts extra efforts on academic improvement of students by conducting the various activities like guest lectures, study tours and visits. A visit to the various academic institutes is a part of syllabus hence teachers and student visit to Indian Meteorological Department, Pune, Agricultural Exhibitions and geographical interested places around the Pune. In each academic year department conducts long and short study tour/field excursion. “Remedial Coaching Programme” for SYBA and TYBA Geography students and IIRS outreach programs department has conducted. This programme is sponsored by National Natural Recourses Management System (NNRMS), Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (ISRO). Department has conducted “Certificate Course in Travel and Tourism”. Geography department also celebrate Geography Day (Bhugol Din).
Gallery
Geo Association Inauguration (1)
Best Principal award
SOI Visit
InfrastructureNo. of Laboratories is -02Major equipments are-
LCD Projector
Laptop
Mirror Stereoscope
Pocket Stereoscope
Aerial Photographs & Satellite Images
Surveying Instruments- Plane Table, Prismatic Compass and Dumpy level
Department of Geography-Establishment: 1977Geography Department is established in the year 1977 and this subject is available since the foundation at special level in senior college Arts stream & junior college level for Arts & Science stream. Principal Prof. Dr. Vilas R. Ugale and Dr. Avinash Narayan Shelar, Professor and Head are the staff members in senior college. Dr. Abhinav Kurkute, Dr. Anushree Kadam & Nayan Gaikwad are working on consolidated basis. Shri Vinod Chavan is the Lab attendant in the department. Mrs. Shubhangi Mali is working in junior college. Department of Geography has “Geography Association” i.e.,"भूगोल मंडळ", which conducts various activities for the students with the help of student representatives. Faculty and students in the department participates in the following activities
